Self Publishing… Taking your self-published book into a bookstore 27 Nov 201411 Nov 2025 It happens all the time. An author comes into my bookstore and says, "would you carry my book here?" If they're carrying a copy of the book, I ask to…
Book Signings It would seem obvious… 23 Oct 201327 Feb 2025 Though I've posted many book signing tips here, there are a few things that seem so blatantly, searingly obvious that I haven't bothered to write about them. I suppose I…
Book Signings A few book signing observations from Yellowstone 29 Jul 201330 Jan 2023 Last week I made my annual pilgrimage to Yellowstone Park to sign Who Pooped in the Park? books. There are two concessionaires in the Park: Delaware North, which operates the…
Book Signings Customizing presentations at book signings 27 Jul 201231 Jan 2023 Seven years ago, when my first Who Pooped in the Park? book was hot off the presses, I cut one up, scanned it, and turned it into a PowerPoint presentation.…
Book Signings 11 MORE book signing tips for authors 2 Aug 201130 Jan 2023 It seems like I've been writing a lot about book signings lately, most likely because my mini-book tour has made me think about events more. While on the road, I've…
Book Signings Book Signings: Learn from my mistakes! 25 Jul 201131 Jan 2023 Last month, I wrote a blog post entitled "14 book signing tips for authors." Last night, I kicked myself for not following all of my own advice. Actually, things started…
Book Signings Book signings and long-term relationships 13 Jun 201131 Jan 2023 As you can guess from recent blog posts, I've been thinking a lot about book signings lately. Maybe it's because I'm putting together events for the bookstore right now, or…
Book Signings 10 book signing tips for booksellers 11 Jun 201130 Jan 2023 Since I'm an author who also owns a bookstore, I've been on both sides of the book signing game. Yesterday I talked about what an author can do to make…
Book Signings 14 book signing tips for authors 10 Jun 201125 Mar 2025 Since I'm an author who also owns a bookstore, I've been on both sides of the book signing game. Today, I'd like to talk about what an author can do…